Date: Saturday 11th August 2018
Venue: The Victoria Pleasure Grounds, Marcus Street, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, DN14 6SL
Kick Off: 3pm
Competition: FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round
Admission: Adults – £6, Concessions – £4, Juniors – £3
Highlights: Highwaymen TV
On Saturday, the Highwaymen play their first competitive game of the season as they travel to Humberside to face Goole A.F.C. in the FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round.
History
The club was established by Mike Norman in 1997 as a replacement for Goole Town, which folded at the end of the 1995–96 season. The new club joined the Premier Division of the Central Midlands League and went on to win the division at the first attempt, losing only one league match all season, earning promotion to the Supreme Division. The following season saw the club win the Wakfield Floodlit Cup and the League Cup. A third-place finish also saw them gain promotion into Division One of the Northern Counties East League.
In Goole’s first season in the Northern Counties East League they won both the Wilkinson Sword Trophy and the Division One title, earning promotion to the Premier Division. In 2004–05 the club won the Premier Division, earning promotion to Division One of the Northern Premier League. In 2006–07 they won the West Riding County Cup. League restructuring at the end of the season saw the club placed in Division One South for the 2007–08 season, and they remained in the division until being transferred to Division One North in 2012. Although they were moved back to Division One South the following season, the club were transferred to Division One North again in 2016. After finishing second-from-bottom of the division in 2016–17 the club were due to be relegated until being reprieved when Ilkeston were excluded from the league.
Pre-Season
The Vikings have had a challenging pre-season following their relegation from the Evo-Stik Noth league. The club have won two of their games in pre-season against Armthorpe Welfare and Harworth Colliery but suffered defeats to Selby Town, North Ferriby United, Glasshoughton Welfare and Worksop Town.
Morpeth on the other hand are still riding high from their promotion to the Northern Premier League. In pre-season; the Highwaymen have tasted victory at Whitley Bay and Consett AFC but suffered defeats at the hands of Dunston and Gateshead.
Managers
Derry Robson & Steve Jeff – The pair were appointed earlier this summer and the Vikings will be hoping they can bring the club straight back up to the Norther Premier League.
